Sitanshu Parekh’s 52 ball 97 help KSG warriors win the semis of the KSG 40-40 tournament

It was the semi-final match between KSG warriors & Super Kings at the Payyade Cricket Ground (Kandivali) in Mumbai. Super Kings from SRK won the toss & elected to field first as they found wicket suitable for bowlers & they have good bowling line up too.

KSG Warriors who did batting first did good job with the bat as they scored 319/9 in 40 overs. It was 8 runs per over and that was quite commendable by warriors. Almost all the batsman scored 20’s and 40’s but it was their middle order batsman Sitanshu Parekh who scored an aggressive 52 ball 97. Coming in at no.7 he changed the entire game single handedly with his effortless batting. Sitanshu consistently played at a strike of above 190 and he smashed 8 fours and 5 big sixes in his 52 ball stay at the crease. Sitanshu who scored most of his runs straight did maximum hitting in the last 5 overs which helped his team cross the 300 run mark. Jatin Mehta 3/25 and Mittal Dalal 3/57 were the pick of the bowlers for Warriors.

Chasing 320 in 40 overs is very tough & Warriors did felt the difficulty. But there was no denying the fact that they gave an extremely tough fight as they were all out for 265 in 37 overs. Had any of their batsman stayed a little more at the crease till 40 overs, things could have turned in their favor too. Sitanshu who already scored 97 with the bat also took 2/37 in his 5 overs along with 2 catches & it was a complete all round performance by him.

“Man of the match” Sitanshu who had cancelled his tour just to play in the semis will surely be feeling that it was worth it as he made his team win the match with his all- round show & we certainly wish they win the finals too!